All Posts Tagged With: "Office of Thrift Supervision"

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Peter Schiff Blasts Chris Dodd and His Plan to Create Super Regulatory Agency

It hasn’t taken long for Peter Schiff, who recently announced he’s running against Chris Dodd and others for his Connecticut Senate seat, to attack Dodd over his recent proposal to create a super regulatory agency by combining four existing regulatory agencies into one.
The four agencies Dodd would want to make into one include the Federal [...]

September 23rd, 2009 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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Vantus Bank Will Be First Bank Failure in Iowa Since 2000

Vantas Bank in Iowa could become the first banking casualty in the state as a result of this recession, and the first since 2000. The bank was founded in 1923.
Bad loans are the primary culprit with Vantas Bank, and those loans are mostly related to loans made to homebuilders Regency Homes as well as Equitable [...]

August 25th, 2009 | Gary | Comments | Continued